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Carpenter got his start as a student manager at Virginia before joining Carlisle in Dallas as assistant video coordinator for the Mavericks during the 2014-15 season. He then returned to Virginia, rising through the ranks until moving to the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies last season.

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Michael Scotto: The Indiana Pacers have added Johnny Carpenter as an assistant coach on head coach Rick Carlisle’s staff. Carpenter spent last season with the Grizzlies. He worked for the University of Virginia for nine years. Prior to Virginia, he worked for the Mavericks under Carlisle.

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Michael Scotto: The Indiana Pacers are promoting assistant coach Jim Boylen to the front of the bench, joining Lloyd Pierce and Jenny Boucek.

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Michael Scotto: Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle released a statement on assistant coach Mike Weinar, who mutually agreed to part ways with the organization.

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"From my understanding, behind the scenes, Rick Carlisle is one of the more active coaches in the league when it comes to influence over the roster," reports Jake Fischer. Kevin Pritchard and Chad Buchanan have long been entrenched in the front office of the Pacers predating Carlisle's arrival. "Carlisle is known around the league to have as formidable of a finger on the Pacers' roster construction and overall talent evaluation—just roster construction and player scouting and draft evaluations," added Fischer.

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“Since his return to the Pacers in 2021, Coach Carlisle has been integral to our success, which includes leading us to consecutive Eastern Conference Finals appearances and our first NBA Finals appearance in 25 years,” said President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard. “Beyond his coaching achievements that rank him among the best in NBA history, Coach Carlisle continues to embrace our community and give back to the state of Indiana with his Drive and Dish program. We are thrilled to have him continue leading our team and representing our organization well into the future.”

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Marc Stein: BREAKING: Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has agreed to a multiyear extension after coaching Indiana to last season’s NBA Finals, @TheSteinLine has learned.

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Pacers coach Rick Carlisle just explained Indiana’s approach to Caitlin Cooper of Basketball She Wrote. “We're playing a system now that's changing the game somewhat,” Carlisle says. “And you look around the NBA, two, three years ago, nobody was picking up full court during the regular season, you know, or or doing that kind of stuff. I mean, this was, this was unheard of.” They’ve geared everything, Carlisle explained, toward high intensity. “It was going to be full court pressure. It was going to be physicality, persistence, you know, 94 feet, and that was just how we're going to, we're going to have to do business. And so now, now we're down the road with this team, and this is how we're building this team. And so, we're looking for pieces that fit our system.”

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Ian Begley: Source confirms Mike Weinar removed himself from consideration for top Knicks assistant job running the offense, a @SbondyNBA said. Weiner decided Tuesday to remain in Indiana alongside Rick Carlisle. Chris Jent remains a candidate for the top assistant job under Mike Brown. Jent, currently with Charlotte, coached with Mike Brown in Cleveland. @TheFrankIsola earlier reported Jent was a top candidate for the opening.

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Rick Carlisle on Bennedict Mathurin: “I’ll break the news right here: I’m projecting him as our starter at two this year. I’ve told him this. I was on the phone with him and his agent four days ago and I said, ‘You’re going to be with the starters on day one. It’s your job to lose.'”

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Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle sees a shift happening across the NBA—and he’s not just observing it, he’s coaching through it. In a recent interview with Caitlin Cooper, Carlisle laid out his belief that today’s league isn’t just about top-tier talent anymore. Depth, energy, and effort are becoming just as vital. “The NBA game has now become a play hard league,” he said. “It’s not just being top heavy with stars. Roster construction is changing.”

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For Carlisle, success wasn’t about stacking All-Stars, but rather building a balanced, resilient squad. “It’s become more important to have more good players than be top heavy with two or three great players that get all the touches,” coach explained.

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Ian Begley: Knicks have been in contact with Indiana assistant Mike Weinar to discuss a spot on Mike Brown’s coaching staff, per league sources familiar with the matter. Weinar has worked on Rick Carlisle’s staffs in Dallas and Indiana and is currently a candidate for an opening.

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Taelon Peter’s two-way agreement with the Pacers is a two-year pact. It gives Indiana more time to develop the guard who has obvious skills but still needs to grow. The Pacers have helped several of their young players improve in recent years under head coach Rick Carlisle’s program.

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